View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The drug works by blocking the flu virus’s ability to use the host cell for replication. That’s a different mechanism from oseltamivir (Tamiflu), ...

Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...

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A new Oregon Health & Science University and Weill Cornell Medicine co-authored study provides critical insight for the ...

And speaking of hands, Moore says to ditch the hand sanitizer. Wash your hands with soap and water to scrub out Norovirus. Advice many people say, they’re following frequently these days. Boston 25 ...

Healthcare workers follow strict guidelines to prevent virus spread, especially important since the stomach flu virus can survive on surfaces for up to 7 days. Proper handwashing technique matters ...

As virus experts, we’re committed to research that uncovers ... Potentially dangerous research should not be done without proper precautions to prevent deliberate or accidental spread. W. Ian Lipkin ...

The decision marks a rebuke of an idea floated by Trump administration officials in recent weeks to change the policy. More than 35 million birds have been killed in response to bird flu outbreaks in ...

Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since ...

he says, "either with antiviral drugs to stop virus reactivation or perhaps anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent immune-mediated damage -- we'll be looking to get at the mechanism of how the damage ...